May 2009 Demolition of Barn Dance / “In the context of physical construction, deconstruction is the selective dismantlement of building components, specifically for re-use, recycling, and waste management. It differs from demolition where a site is cleared of its building by the most expedient means. Deconstruction has also been defined as “construction in reverse”. The process of dismantling structures is an ancient activity that has been revived by the growing field of sustainable, green building. Buildings, like everything, have a life-cycle. Deconstruction focuses on giving the materials within a building a new life once the building as a whole can no longer continue. / When buildings reach the end of their useful life, they are typically demolished and hauled to landfills. Implosions or ‘wrecking-ball’ style demolition is relatively inexpensive and offers a quick method of clearing sites for new structures. On the other hand, this method creates substantial amounts of waste. Components within old buildings may still be valuable, sometimes more valuable than at the time the building was constructed. Deconstruction is a method of harvesting what is commonly considered “waste” and reclaiming it into useful building material.” ~ Wikipedia / I can only hope since the process appears to be a slow one as opposed to one of ultimate tear down that a salvage process of some kind is underway. /
Merged photos of various power structures.
Donovan / Astral Angel Domes upon the Desert / Shimmering through the haze / Sunset in the Desert / Listening to the crickets as they phase Lights move through the heavens / Colours glowing by / See the Astral Angels / Riding silver stallions in the sky Astral Angel / You’re no earthly bird I can tell / Astral Angel / I would be your friend if you fell / Astral Angel Dancing through the dream time / You harmonize with the song / Fading through the dream time / Teach me how to dance and sing along Astral Angel / You’re no earthly bird I can tell / I would be your friend if you fell / Astral Angel Astral Angel / You’re no earthly bird I can tell / Astral Angel / I would be your friend if you fell / Astral Angel Insulation macro / By Bob Bremner / Abstract Macro
Photo reference From THE LIITLE GIRLS SERIES, this beautiful litte Malaysian girl reflects cultural aspects of poverty.
One day I found a broken blue insulator in the bush behind my home that someone had placed on a twig of a burnt out tree following a fire. I photographed this and later played with the image. You can see the result.
Early American Western telegraph- telephone lines were strung along mountain tops on poles with glass insulators to limit electrical resistance or “drag”.
A High Voltage electric insulator at the AA Metal Fabrication Factory in Perry, New York Nikon D80 ~ 18-135mm ~ ISO100
In the back yard of the “haunted house” was an old timber slab built shed … and you guessed it … Mandy & I ventured inside. The floor was steadily being eaten away by termites and rot but the walls were sound if not well ventilated through the cracks in the timber. Still inside were various tools of past days and these ceramic insulators were scattered in a corner. Loving everything old, I just couldn’t resist them!! Please check out the other images in this series on my site as well as Ozzzywoman. /
Shot with Nikon L18 edited with Serif PhotoPlus X2 #6 Close up shot of cermaic insulated conductor A severe ice storm devastated much of New England Dec 12, 2008. Many lost electricity, telephone service and running water for several days and for some several weeks. This is a just a few shots of some of the damage from the storm. / They were shot in Gardner, Hubbardston and Westminster. / / Copyright 2008 Rebecca Bryson. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. My work does NOT belong to the public domain. It may not be used in any way, shape or form without my prior written permission
Found these two near perfect insulators buried in the dirt along side railroad tracks near my home. My daughter had found one a while back that was broken in half. These are getting harder and harder to find, outside of flea markets, especially in this good a condition. Nikon D80, 18-105VR, 1/125, f/5.5 @ 105mm ISO 200
Taking a grossly overexposed shot and reversing it to achieve a negative, and then pulling and pushing it with contrast and saturation I arrived at a more nightmarish conclusion. In normal light, the metallic tangle would have been flat grey, but horror abounds when you present it completely out of context.
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A Dusky Woodswallow (Artemis cyanopterus) fluffs itself up to catch the warm air around its body on a chilly winter’s morning at Namadgi National Park, ACT, Australia. Featured in the group Australian Wildlife
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Even the Polar Reptons of Arshad Prime in the Vulpecula Star System at -382 Fahrenheit are impressed with Syed’s state of the art and well designed protection on this ice planet.
Canon XTi Rebel ISO 200 1/1000sec f/11 As is image, taken in Burnaby
this is a side cutter.
A white ostrich feather pen.
“I can’t play bridge. I don’t play tennis. All those things that people learn, and I admire, there hasn’t seemed time for. But what there is time for is looking out the window.” ~Alice Munro
Whiskey Jack ( Gray Jay ) bird on fir tree branch in the snow , EC Manning Park , Crows Nest Highway , British Columbia , Canada
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